Learn to make cards with fabric scraps

Information on using fabric scraps for cardmaking, developing jeans patterns, and using coloring book pages to learn about color will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” on Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. and on Thursday at noon. (All times are Mountain.)

Patty Dunn is going to show how to use fabric scraps and fussy cutting to create unusual personalized cards. She’ll also show how she applies fabric to the card stock. Dunn lives in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Rae Cumbie will review some of the iconic details that make jeans recognizable. Then she’ll demonstrate how to develop a well-fitting pattern, tell what tools are needed, and show how to make multiple pairs of jeans at a time so the techniques become second nature. Cumbie is from Baltimore, Maryland.

Roxane Cerda will introduce a range of coloring books that are unique in that the pages are pulled from the world of quilts and fabric. She says that coloring is not only fun, but it reduces stress and is a good way for everyone to learn more about color combinations. Cerda is in Concord, California.

Information on new products to keep you healthy, making a ruched bias tape flower pin, and family traditions and recipes will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” on Tuesday at noon and on Saturday at p.m.

Laura Dellutri will share some new products on the market to keep you healthy, including air purifiers, toothbrush sanitizers and humidifiers. She is in Overland Park, Kansas.

Michele Muska is in Antioch, Tennessee, and she’s going to show how to make bias strips using a new bias tape maker machine. Then she’ll show how to make a ruched bias tape flower pin.

Charlene Patton is in Topeka, Kansas, and she loves to talk about family traditions and recipes that can be shared and passed from generation to generation. She’ll demonstrate a favorite from her newest cookbook.

Country

fruit cobbler

• 4 cups sliced fresh or frozen peaches (about 8)

• 1 cup sugar, divided

• 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon

• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour

• 1/2 cup white whole wheat flour

• 2 tsp. baking powder

• 1/4 tsp. salt

• 1 cup milk

• 1/4 cup melted butter

Preheat oven to 350º F. Combine peaches, 1/2 cup sugar and cinnamon in large mixing bowl. Place peach mixture in greased 13x9-inch baking dish or iron skillet. Combine 1/2 cup sugar, both flours, baking powder and salt in medium mixing bowl. Add milk and melted butter to dry mixture. Blend well. Pour batter over peaches. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes or until crust is crisp and golden brown. Serve hot with ice cream or whipped cream. Makes 8 servings.

“Creative Living” is produced and hosted by Sheryl Borden. The show is carried by more than 118 PBS stations in the United States, Canada, Guam and Puerto Rico and is distributed by Westlink, Albuquerque.